Best Of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons At 2nd Base
By Phil Watson
1. Jeff Kent, 2000
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 | 159 | 695 | 114 | 196 | 41 | 7 | 33 | 125 | 12 | 9 | 90 | 107 | .334 | .424 | .596 | 1.021 | 162 |
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Generated 2/16/2014.
Kent had his best season in 2000, earning National League MVP honors as well as his second straight All-Star berth, hitting a then-career-high 33 homers.
He was third in the National League with a 7.1 Offensive WAR, fourth with an OPS-plus of 162, fifth with a 7.2 WAR (fourth among position players) and sixth with 149 Runs Created.
Kent was also fourth in the league with 125 RBI; fifth with 196 hits; sixth with a .334 batting average, .424 on-base percentage and 81 extra base hits; seventh with 350 total bases and seven triples; eighth with 114 runs and 41 doubles; ninth with nine sacrifice flies; and 10th with a .596 slugging percentage and 1.021 OPS.
Kent led NL second basemen with a .334 batting average, 33 home runs, 125 RBI, 114 runs, .596 slugging percentage and 1.021 OPS and was second with 41 doubles, nine triples and a .424 on-base percentage.
He was 6-for-16 with three runs, a double, an RBI, a stolen base and a walk in the Giants’ four-game loss to the Mets in the NLDS.